Jacques Audiard

Jacques Audiard

Megan Spelman / Los Angeles Times

"I have just been told that I am nominated for an Oscar. My first reaction was to turn around and ask if it's really me that they are talking about. Then, maybe, at the same moment, I became a little bewildered. I think of all these actors, all of the directors who have been in this same place, all of those lovely people who have made me dream and want to do what I do today and, in many respects, brought meaning to my life. So what am I feeling? In short, immense gratitude." -- Director / co-writer, best foreign language film, "The Prophet"

"I have just been told that I am nominated for an Oscar. My first reaction was to turn around and ask if it's really me that they are talking about. Then, maybe, at the same moment, I became a little bewildered. I think of all these actors, all of the directors who have been in this same place, all of those lovely people who have made me dream and want to do what I do today and, in many respects, brought meaning to my life. So what am I feeling? In short, immense gratitude." -- Director / co-writer, best foreign language film, "The Prophet" (Megan Spelman / Los Angeles Times)

"I have just been told that I am nominated for an Oscar. My first reaction was to turn around and ask if it's really me that they are talking about. Then, maybe, at the same moment, I became a little bewildered. I think of all these actors, all of the directors who have been in this same place, all of those lovely people who have made me dream and want to do what I do today and, in many respects, brought meaning to my life. So what am I feeling? In short, immense gratitude." -- Director / co-writer, best foreign language film, "The Prophet"